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Meaning of "Russian doll" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RUSSIAN DOLL

Russian doll play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RUSSIAN DOLL

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Russian doll is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RUSSIAN DOLL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Russian doll

Matryoshka doll

A matryoshka doll (Russian: матрёшка, IPA: ( listen), matrëška), also known as Russian nesting doll, refers to a set of wooden dolls of decreasing size placed one inside the other. The first Russian nested doll set was carved in 1890 by Vasily Zvyozdochkin from a design by Sergey Malyutin, who was a folk crafts painter at Abramtsevo. Traditionally the outer layer is a woman, dressed in a sarafan, a long and shapeless traditional Russian peasant jumper dress. The figures inside may be of either gender; the smallest, innermost doll is typically a baby turned from a single piece of wood. Much of the artistry is in the painting of each doll, which can be very elaborate. The dolls often follow a theme; the themes vary, from fairy tale characters to Soviet leaders.

Definition of Russian doll in the English dictionary

The definition of Russian doll in the dictionary is any of a set of hollow wooden figures, each of which splits in half to contain the next smallest figure, down to the smallest Also called: matryoshka, matrioshka.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RUSSIAN DOLL

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Russian salad
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Russian wolfhound
Russian Zone
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WORDS THAT END LIKE RUSSIAN DOLL

baby doll
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Barbie doll
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doll
Dutch doll
matryoshka doll
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rag doll
Ragdoll
rock and roll
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Synonyms and antonyms of Russian doll in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Russian doll» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RUSSIAN DOLL

Find out the translation of Russian doll to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Russian doll from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Russian doll» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

俄罗斯娃娃
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

muñeca rusa
570 millions of speakers

English

Russian doll
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रूसी गुड़िया
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

دمية روسية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Русская кукла
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

boneca russa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রাশিয়ান পুতুল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

poupée russe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Anak patung Rusia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Russische Puppe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ロシアの人形
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

러시아어 인형
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Boneka russian
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

búp bê Nga
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ரஷியன் பொம்மை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रशियन बाहुली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Rus bebek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Russian doll
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Rosyjska lalka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Російська лялька
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

păpușă rusească
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ρωσική κούκλα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Russiese pop
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

rysk docka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

russisk dukke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Russian doll

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RUSSIAN DOLL»

The term «Russian doll» is normally little used and occupies the 108.774 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RUSSIAN DOLL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Russian doll

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RUSSIAN DOLL»

Discover the use of Russian doll in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Russian doll and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Russian Doll and Other Stories
This collection of traditional and experimental stories by Argentinian novelist Bioy Casares ( The Adventures of a Photographer in La Plata ) offers sophisticated, seamless prose, as well as magical realism and biting political satire.
Adolfo Bioy Casares, 1992
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Russian Doll Poroelasticity
This is achieved by experimentally employing any of the three different solutions obtained for the basic problem described above, particularly the one that is described as (iii) above.
Gaffar Gailani, 2009
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On Being Moved: From Mirror Neurons to Empathy
This is why to the biologist, a Russian doll is such a satisfying plaything, especially if it has a historical dimension. I own a doll that shows Russian President Vladimir Putin on the outside, within whom we discover, in this order, Yeltsin, ...
Stein Bråten, 2007
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Environmental Management in Organizations: The IEMA Handbook
Closely akin to this is the 'Russian doll' model, in which the dependencies of these three attributes of sustainability are acknowledged and nested. In the Russian doll model, the primacy of the environment as the supportive medium of  ...
John Brady, 2004
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Guide to the halls and galleries of the Memorial Museum ...
CASE 11. '3931— Russian doll, "Bebe Monjick." '3932— Russian doll, "Bebe Monjick." '3933 — Russian doll, "Bebe Monjick." 3934 — Russian doll, "Bebe Monjick." 3935 — Russian doll, "Bebe Monjick." 3936— Russian doll, "Bebe Monjick.
San Francisco (Calif.). Memorial Museum, M.H. De Young Memorial Museum, 1895
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The Russian Doll
Great Aunt Lotty takes Miranda to Moscow but she seems determined to prevent her making friends and learning about the real Russia.
Joan Smith, 1989
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The Case of the Russian Doll
In this exciting legal thriller of page-turning suspense, a young woman disguises herself as a law student so she could save her friend's life. Nina Pavlova is the Russian Doll with many hidden layers underneath her enigmatic smile.
Erica Axelrod, 2003
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Frameworks: Narrative Levels and Embedded Narrative
The structural device of the "story within a story," variously labeled "frame," "Chinese box," "Russian doll," or "embedded" narrative, is so widely found in the literature of all cultures and periods as to approach universality.
William Nelles, 1997
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Wired for Survival: The Rational (and Irrational) Choices We ...
The relationship among these systems is a little like the ubiquitous Russian doll. The first doll, the largest of the set, is the nervous system. Opening this doll, one finds a similar but smaller doll, which is the central nervous system. Opening the  ...
Margaret M. Polski, 2008
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Health Promotion Practice: Power and Empowerment
They are more like a Russian doll, one inside the other, than wholly separate ways of thinking. The medical approach, the most precise in definition, occupies the smallest doll. The behavioural approach incorporates the medical approach ...
Glenn Laverack, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RUSSIAN DOLL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Russian doll is used in the context of the following news items.
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FAO Schwarz Closure Hits Russian Doll Vendor
Sergei Rounovski, a sidewalk vendor who's been selling Russian nesting dolls outside the 767 Fifth Ave. toy shop for the past decade, said he will have to ... «DNAinfo, Jul 15»
2
Ryan Seacrest Productions Boards Russian Doll Game Show
Named after the famous Russian dolls, which open up to reveal even smaller dolls, Babushka contestants have to open eight of 10 of the giant hollow toys, ... «Hollywood Reporter, Mar 15»
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Video: The Russian doll of Easter eggs
Standing 28cm tall and weighing 1.3kg the Chocolatier's Egg is a limited edition to this year's Bettys Easter range. The Grand Cru Swiss hand-crafted dark ... «Yorkshire Post, Mar 15»
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Thrifty ideas: How to make soft russian doll cushions
5. Place the two body pieces back-to-back and pin together. Machine stitch 1cm from the edge, leaving a 2 inch gap at the bottom. 6. Turn doll right sides out and ... «Mirror.co.uk, Feb 15»
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Putin, oil, the ruble and the Russian doll
Russia has little to sell except oil and gas – and Russian dolls. The economic sanctions imposed by the West against Russia have simply exacerbated the ... «The Conversation US, Dec 14»
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Western governments behind 'Russian-doll like' virus
He added: "It has a number of different stages and is like a Russian doll essentially." Regin works by gaining access to a target's computer then accessing files ... «ITV News, Nov 14»
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Russian Dolls
Russian dolls nest inside of each other. Some words are like that as well: they contain one word nested inside of a different word. For example, a mother might ... «NPR, Jan 14»
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Here's a WiFi-enabled Russian Doll that's designed to replace your …
When doom-mongers portend that technology is destroying human relationships, plenty of 'em will use this as exhibit one. Mother is the brainchild of Rafi ... «Engadget, Jan 14»
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Bacteria Nest Like Russian Dolls Inside Bugs
Mealybugs are home to bacteria that nest inside other bacteria, like microscopic Russian dolls, a new study finds. The curious symbiotic relationship offers ... «LiveScience.com, Jun 13»
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Special Ops' Latest Drone: A Russian Doll of Death
Call it … the Robotic Russian Doll of Death. Researchers from Naval ... Not that Danger Room keeps our own cache of Russian Doll Death Drones, of course. «Wired News, Oct 11»

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